SMME Support as of July 2020 SMME Support as of July 2020 What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 0 3006 Article rating: 5.0 The purpose of this presentation is to provide the information on what the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa. Read more
AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 0 57070 Article rating: 4.0 FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Read more
AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 54389 Article rating: 4.0 Renewable energy engineering firm AfiCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects - particulary wind and solar - while it will also play a key role in guiding AfriCoast Engineers' current basket of renewable energy projects. Read more
TotalEnergies says Iran war could accelerate energy transition SuperUser Account / Tuesday, November 3, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating TotalEnergies sees potential for the war with Iran to accelerate the energy transition after a surge in electric vehicle sales in recent months, its sustainability chief said on Monday, though the trend will need to continue for it to revise its forecasts. CEO Patrick Pouyanne said the company still expects oil prices to peak sometime in the 2030s or 2040s, though he added that the company could not be more precise. Read more
US to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free trade access SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating The US intends to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from its flagship duty-free trade program for sub-Saharan Africa, its trade chief said on Monday, a move that would hit exports including South African auto parts, wine and Rwandan coffee. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the two countries would be suspended from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from Jan 1, 2027, citing concerns about human rights, corruption and threats to US interests. Read more
Farmers’ body wants fairer agricultural pricing mechanisms SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating The representative body for South African agriculture, AgriSA, has strongly supported concerns expressed by its affiliated body, Grain SA, about the determination of soybean location differentials and the impact they would have on local agricultural producers. AgriSA desires transparent, fair, and actual market conditions-reflective agricultural commodity pricing mechanisms. (Grain SA represents more than 7 852 commercial and 5 891 emerging farmers, growing maize, wheat, soybeans, sunflowers, canola, sorghum, barley, groundnuts and other crops.) “Grain SA represents a critically important part of South African agriculture,” highlighted AgriSA president Willem de Chavonnes Vrugt. “We support its efforts to ensure that farmers receive fair treatment and that decisions affecting producer prices properly reflect the practical and economic realities of agricultural production.” Read more
TNPA starts multimillion-rand road infrastructure upgrade in Richards Bay SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has started a R375-million rehabilitation programme to upgrade critical road infrastructure at the Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal. This programme focuses on the Urania, Newark and Ventura roads and key transport corridors within the port that provide access to major terminals and operational facilities, and the works include pavement strengthening, road widening, concrete surfacing, drainage and stormwater improvements and road safety enhancements. Read more
SAHRC releases inquiry report into the state of the water sector in Gauteng SuperUser Account / Monday, November 2, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC’s) Gauteng provincial office on Monday released its 'Inquiry Report into the State of Water and Sanitation Service Delivery in Gauteng', outlining its findings into the province’s water challenges. The commission held the investigative inquiry from May 19 to 21 to probe the sustained and deepening water crisis characterised by persistent shortages, intermittent supply, infrastructure failures, ageing and poorly maintained systems, contamination risks, governance failures and inadequate emergency response mechanisms. Read more